🌱 Patch AM: Why Easley’s Walmart Christmas Eve closing sparked an online backlash

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In today's newsletter:

• Why Easley’s Walmart Christmas Eve closing sparked an online backlash
• Easley family represented at prestigious Carolinian Debutante Ball

Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 75 and low of 53 degrees.
• Sunday: Low clouds may break; cooler, temps: high: 59, low: 55.
• Monday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 61 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• "It's not even 6": Walmart's Christmas Eve closure sparks argument over when stores should stop letting customers in (dailydot.com) — Shoppers in Easley are debating whether Walmart on Calhoun Memorial Highway should have stopped letting customers in 15 minutes before its posted 6 p.m. Christmas Eve closing time, after a frustrated man was turned away and the exchange went viral on TikTok. The incident has sparked a wider conversation about respecting holiday hours versus honoring advertised closing times.
   

• The Carolinian Debutante Club holds 56th Annual Ball at the Poinsett Club (greenvillejournal.com) — Families from across the Upstate, including grandparents from Easley, were part of the Carolinian Debutante Club’s 56th Annual Ball at Greenville’s Poinsett Club, where 13 young women were formally presented. The write-up highlights each debutante’s family ties, schools, and escorts, underscoring longstanding social connections between Easley, Greenville, and nearby communities.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 27

• Happy Penguin
  Painting with a Twist , 115 Pelham Rd suite #20 , Greenville
  1:00 pm
• Greenville Swamp Rabbits vs. Jacksonville Icemen
  Bon Secours Wellness Arena , 650 N Academy St , Greenville
  7:05 pm
• Shot Thru The Heart - The Bon Jove Experience
  The Radio Room , 28 Liberty Ln , Greenville
  8:00 pm
• Candlelight: Queen vs. ABBA
  The Westin Poinsett, Greenville , 120 S Main St , Greenville
  8:45 pm

Sunday December 28

• No Sundays at 2 program today
  Greenville County Museum of Art , 420 College St , Greenville
• JAW DROP: A New Years Diva Brunch
  The Radio Room , 28 Liberty Ln , Greenville
  1:00 pm
• Sunday Jazz Jam at Fireforge
  Fireforge Crafted Beer , 311 E Washington St , Greenville
  4:00 pm
• Carolina Songhaus Open Mic Presented by NSAI Greenville
  Carolina Bauernhaus , 556 Perry Ave Suite B118 , Greenville
  4:00 pm
• Sing-A-Long Sundays at Connelly’s
  Connolly's Irish Pub , 24 E Court St , Greenville
  7:00 pm

Tuesday December 30

• Fit Over 40
  Pickens County Library System - Village Library - Pickens , 124 N Catherine St , Pickens
  10:30 am

Wednesday December 31

• The Pint Station New Years Eve Party
  The Pint Station Restaurant & tap room , 116 E Main St , Easley
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Please share & repost to help reunite this lost cat!
  Chunky was LOST on December 24, 2025 in Williamston, SC 29697 near Williamston Mineral Spring Park Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest… (Nextdoor Millstone)
• **Lost dog on Firelight CT Easley**
  ***German Shepherd/ husky mix- mostly black with tan (maybe a spot of white- hard to see) *** medium sized about 40lbs ish (guess) *** has been… (Nextdoor Edenberry)

• Walmart posted a job opening for Online Order Filling Team Supervisor in Easley. Apply here.
• Ross Stores posted a job opening for Retail Associate in Easley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Easley here.

🗞 Nearby News

Greenville

• The Good, Bad and Ugly, NFL Week 17: Broncos Survive Scare, Vikings End Lions' Season (wspa.com)
• New 4 You': Check out these Upstate nonprofits (wyff4.com)

Clemson

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I have no idea. I didn’t even know sheep could knit.
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